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Great. Thanks for sharing the tip. Nick

Thanks for the tip. I had not found your guide before. I just read it and I will follow it. Like you I am not very savvy in that field. I've been using it under Windows so far. The hardware is pretty good. Yet the trackpad is a bit erratic. I had not used Windows since XP and I find W10 even...

OK. Thanks for your insight. Nick

OK. Thanks. And what about RJ45 (via an adapter), SD card reader and connection to an external monitor via USB-C/DisplayPort? Nick

I'll go for it. It has a reputation of being difficult for a not very savvy like me. I'll try anyway. Nick

I don't remember the details but it's what I read in the Sierra Laptop Support and High Sierra Laptop Support forums. If it's clean it's OK for me. ;-) Do you prefer Mojave over Sierras? My concern is with the USB ports and stuff like LAN through an adpater as well as the SD card reader. Nick

Hi, Thanks. Have the issues reported with the Sierras solved? Nick

Hi all I need your insight. I am considering buying the ASUS ZenBook 14 UX410UA-GV410T. Main specs: Model ASUS ZenBook 14 UX410UA-GV410T CPU Intel Core...

Hi all As a I was shopping for a MacBook a friend of mine showed me his ASUS ZenBook 14 UX410UA-GV410T. It probably has a different reference in the US than here in France because I couldn’t find it on Amazon.com. It has exactly the specs I need and that I don’t find among the MacBooks: RAM is...

OK. I had missed that. Thanks. I'll give it a thorough look. Nick

Hi all I’ve seen on tonymacx86 some installations of OS X on PC laptops but it seems to be usually with a legacy computer. OTOH if one plans to buy a new laptop are there advices as to what maker and what models are best or at least what specs are most likely to work with OS X? TIA for you...

I don't see the Texas Instrument (TI) logo on the chip. Mac OS has no native driver for other chips since Apple used only that brand. It seems you have a compatibility issue. Nick

I think you should stay on the safe side and go for a TI chipset equipped card rather than an unknown brand sporting a VIA card and sold on eBay in a remote country. Nick

It's because this card has a VIA chipset whereas Mac OS's FireWire driver is designed for the Texas Instruments (TI) chipset only. That's because when Macs had a FW port Apple's only supplier was TI so they didn't create drivers for other vendors' chipsets. I am in France too and the card I...

It's terrible how reviewing parts and shopping can be time consuming! I made a spreadsheet of the different 270 series MoBos with their specs, their prices, their availability, their compatibility with my legacy stuff and with Mac OS and my requirements: • I own a legacy FireWire PCI card that I...